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Music of Colombia

The music of Colombia is an expression of Colombian culture, music genres, both traditional and modern, according with the features of each geographic region, although it is not uncommon to find different musical styles in the same region. The diversity in musical expressions found in Colombia can be seen as the result of a mixture of Amerindian, African, and European (especially Spanish) influences, as well as more modern American.

Colombia has a vibrant collage of talent that touches a full spectrum of rhythms ranging from Pop music and Classical music to Salsa and Rock music. Colombian music is promoted mainly by the support of the largest record labels, independent companies and the Government of Colombia, through the Ministry of Culture.

Guitar

Menguaré

Shakers

Drum

Tambourine

Glossary of Colombian music

Colombian rock

Muisca music

Brill, Mark. Music of Latin America and the Caribbean, 2nd Edition, 2018. Taylor & Francis  1138053562

ISBN

Burton, Kim. "El Sonido Dorado". 2000. In Broughton, Simon and Ellingham, Mark with McConnachie, James and Duane, Orla (Ed.), World Music, Vol. 2: Latin & North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific, pp 372–385. Rough Guides Ltd, Penguin Books.  1-85828-636-0

ISBN

(in French) Musée d'ethnographie de Genève. Accessed November 25, 2010.

Audio clips: Traditional music of the Colombia.

Antipoda.net

Soundacity.net

A small trip through the music of the natural regions of Colombia including pictures of the different instruments and music samples.

A small trip through Colombian music

South American music and culture magazine, with plenty of features on Colombian music.

Sounds and Colours

Listen llanera music

Listen Colombian Party Cartel music

Listen Jiggy Drama music